S AN FRANCISCO -- Noninvasive stereotactic radiotherapy (RT) for refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) achieved outcomes similar to catheter ablation with substantially fewer serious adverse events ...

In the study, VT was defined as "incessant" if it persisted for at least 24 hours despite repeated attempts at arrhythmia termination. Using an epicardial approach, researchers were able to ...

Baltimore, MD - A report published this week has shown a high rate of ventricular tachycardia (VT) recurrence—as high as 75% at 14 months—in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy ...

BERLIN, Germany—Performing ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation before placement of a primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) had a clinical benefit in a selected group of ...

Radiation therapy may offer a comparable and potentially safer alternative to repeat catheter ablation for patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk patients getting catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia did not benefit from a mechanical ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced the first patient enrollment in the STAR-VT (Substrate Targeted Ablation using the ...

Loyola Medicine is the only center in the Midwest enrolling patients in a landmark clinical trial of a new procedure to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ventricular tachycardia.

In a finding that may improve the safety of an increasingly common procedure, use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) instead of aspirin after radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia or ...

NEW ORLEANS – The Impella 5.0 and 5.5 left ventricular assist device failed to measure up on outcomes when used for high-risk patients undergoing ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation therapies, ...

A percentage of patients with scar-related ventricular tachycardia who underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation experienced early mortality, which may have been predicted by procedural and clinical ...

Catheter ablation guided by electroanatomic mapping is now a viable treatment option to reduce episodes of recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients who have experienced myocardial infarction ...